EDH Optimizer
Balthier and Fran
Legendary Creature — Human Rabbit · 1RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Balthier and Fran is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach
Vehicles you control get +1/+1 and have reach and vigilance.
Whenever a Vehicle crewed by Balthier and Fran this turn attacks, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, you may pay {1}{R}{G}. If you do, after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Reference price of the card: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Balthier and Fran: 35
VehiclesExtra CombatsArtifactsAggro+1/+1 CountersRampHistoricTokens
Build your Balthier and Fran deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Balthier and Fran 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Balthier and Fran deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (72/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed69
- Interaction37
- Resilience80
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Lumbering Worldwagon · Thunderous Velocipede · Oviya, Automech Artisan · Sol Ring · The Regalia · Rocketeer Boostbuggy · Esika's Chariot · Weatherlight · Intrepid Stablemaster · Skysovereign, Consul Flagship · Smuggler's Copter · Chandra, Spark Hunter · Kona, Rescue Beastie · Arcane Signet · Hoard Hauler · Blasphemous Act · Reckoner Bankbuster · Defend the Rider · Foundry Inspector · Mighty Servant of Leuk-o · Bello, Bard of the Brambles · Push the Limit · Speedway Fanatic · Beast Within · Cultivator's Caravan · Nautiloid Ship · Rolling Hamsphere · Chaos Warp · Reaver Titan · Start Your Engines · Cybership · Guidelight Matrix · House Cartographer · Thunderhawk Gunship · Surgehacker Mech · Cultivate · Meria, Scholar of Antiquity · Dynamite Diver · Veloheart Bike · Heroic Intervention · Road Rage · Goblin Anarchomancer · Reckless Velocitaur · Adventurer's Airship · Unnatural Growth · Llanowar Elves · Brotherhood Vertibird · Canoptek Spyder · Ohran Frostfang · Farseek · Run Over · Nature's Lore · Rampant Growth · Midnight Crusader Shuttle · Spire Mechcycle · Earthrumbler · Jhoira's Familiar · Mechtitan Core · Full Throttle · The Thanos-Copter · Siege Modification · RMS Titanic · Untimely Malfunction · Unlicensed Hearse · Command Tower · Mech Hangar · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Wild Roads · Rocky Roads · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Game Trail · Buried Ruin · Stomping Ground · Thornspire Verge · Mossfire Valley · Kessig Wolf Run · Spire Garden · Rogue's Passage · Exotic Orchard · Gruul Turf · Muraganda Raceway · Inventors' Fair · Wooded Foothills · Fire-Lit Thicket · Temple of Abandon · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Commercial District
🃏 Recommended cards for Balthier and Fran
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Balthier and Fran, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Lumbering Worldwagon | 91% | +89% |
| Thunderous Velocipede | 86% | +85% |
| Oviya, Automech Artisan | 84% | +82% |
| The Regalia | 83% | +80% |
| Rocketeer Boostbuggy | 81% | +80% |
| Weatherlight | 79% | +78% |
| Smuggler's Copter | 77% | +77% |
| Mech Hangar | 77% | +76% |
| Intrepid Stablemaster | 77% | +76% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 77% | +75% |
| Chandra, Spark Hunter | 75% | +75% |
| Esika's Chariot | 79% | +73% |
| Kona, Rescue Beastie | 74% | +71% |
| Hoard Hauler | 71% | +69% |
| Reckoner Bankbuster | 68% | +67% |
| Defend the Rider | 67% | +64% |
| Foundry Inspector | 64% | +62% |
| Mighty Servant of Leuk-o | 62% | +62% |
| Wild Roads | 62% | +61% |
| Rocky Roads | 61% | +60% |
| Speedway Fanatic | 60% | +59% |
| Bello, Bard of the Brambles | 61% | +59% |
| Push the Limit | 60% | +59% |
| Cultivator's Caravan | 59% | +59% |
💰 The best cards for your Balthier and Fran deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Lumbering Worldwagon
- Thunderous Velocipede
- Oviya, Automech Artisan
- The Regalia
- Rocketeer Boostbuggy
- Weatherlight
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chandra, Spark Hunter
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles
- RMS Titanic
- Full Throttle
- Ohran Frostfang
- Knight Paladin
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nautiloid Ship
- Reaver Titan
- Thunderhawk Gunship
- Canoptek Spyder
- Inventors' Fair
- Cybermen Squadron
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Balthier and Fran
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Balthier and Fran's color identity?
Balthier and Fran is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Balthier and Fran come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Balthier and Fran deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Balthier and Fran deck run?
Real Balthier and Fran decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Balthier and Fran?
The three highest-synergy cards are Lumbering Worldwagon, Thunderous Velocipede, Oviya, Automech Artisan. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Balthier and Fran decks.
What combos does Balthier and Fran have?
Balthier and Fran has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Balthier and Fran deck cost?
You can start cheap: Lumbering Worldwagon, Thunderous Velocipede, Oviya, Automech Artisan are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.